DPAs 25th Anniversary GET CLOSER World Tour starts its second leg and advances into Europe

Posted: 14/09/2017

After resounding success in the USA, DPA Microphones 25th anniversary GET CLOSER World Tour continues on. The first stop is Canada and then it moves on to Europe and Asia. The tour focuses on educating participants; combining theoretical learning, with panel discussions and miking technique demos from the best Masters of Audio in the business.

VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced that the European Space Agency has deployed VITEC's EZ TV IPTV Platform and real-time IPTV streaming appliances to upgrade the agency's capabilities for managing and disseminating mission imagery and full-motion video within the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. The solution includes VITEC's on-premises EZ TV Platform for managing content, user access rights, and video workflows; MGW Series premium H.264 encoding and streaming appliances that take any video source, including those from computer workstations with non-standard resolutions; and rugged, ultra-quiet IPTV end-points featuring low-latency playback and remote management.

UHD from the End Users Perspective: Testronics Jason Gish to Speak at Transforming Home Entertainment Summit

Posted: 11/09/2017

Jason Gish, senior vice president of Testronics Film and Television Services and general manager of its U.S. Operations, will be a featured speaker during the 3rd Annual Transforming Home Entertainment Summit on the 13th of September at No 4 Hamilton Place in London. The summit, produced by MESA EUROPE, will focus on how the entertainment industry is both managing and responding to the dramatic changes that are unfolding in this sector, from production through consumer experience.

Paywizard, the subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has today announced that NHK Cosmomedia Europe (NCME), an affiliated company with Japanese national broadcaster, NHK, has selected the Paywizard Agile platform to provide an end-to-end subscription, CRM and billing solution for JSTV-i, NCMEs flagship OTT service and currently the only Japanese language TV service in Europe.

IBC 2017, 15-19 September, Stand 7.A30 Cinegy, which develops and produces software technology for digital video processing, asset management, video compression and automation and playout today announced a new distribution partnership with FOR-A Europe, a subsidiary of FOR-A Group, a major manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast post-production and professional video markets.

FilmLight, the leading colour science and grading specialist, has opened a fully-staffed office in Munich. The location has been chosen not just to serve the growing creative market in Germany, but to provide an excellent starting point for hands-on service across central Europe and beyond.

The latest Atomos Sumo 19 combined monitor and recorder got its first trial in a broadcast environment at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Hungary last month. Young athletes from 50 countries competed in 130 events, which were broadcast live across Europe both on TV and online. A televised highlight show also ran every day - and Atomos ensured that the production team could quickly and easily edit all the material.

A Calrec Summa console is turbo-charging audio coverage aboard UM 21, a brand-new 4K OB vehicle by Spanish production company VAV Compa±ia de Producciones. Dorna Sports is the official rights holder for the FIM World Championship Grand Prix of motorcycle road racing. The company is using UM 21 for its HD coverage of the FIM CEV Moto2 European championships series currently underway in Europe.

At IBC 2017 Trilogy Communications, a supplier of intercom solutions and master reference generators and a subsidiary of Clear-Com, will present the European debut of Mentor RG, the new sync and test pulse generator (SPG) with unparalleled accuracy and reliability for broadcast reference and test signals. Its design is built on several generations of proven Trilogy Sync and Test Generators.

SMPTE(R), the organisation whose standards work has supported a century of advances in media and entertainment technology, today announced that Society members will speak at or lead key industry events across Europe and the UK: the MediaTech 360 Summit, European Digital Forum of Lucca, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Technical Assembly, the HPA Tech Retreat UK and TVBEurope's MediaTech 360 Summit.

Ikegami (www.ikegami.com), the leading manufacturer of specialised cameras and image processing equipment in the broadcast and medical industries, today announced the appointment of Kenzo Ishizuka to President of its European office. Effective immediately, Ishizuka is responsible for heading up Ikegamis European operations as well as managing all key customer accounts, system integrators and channel partners across the EMEA region.

QYOU Media (TSVX:QYOU), the worlds leading curator of premium best-of-the-web video for multiscreen distribution, has announced a linear channel distribution agreement with United Group to deliver its curated content to customers in Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The deal marks the QYOUs first entry into this region and signifies further expansion for the company in Europe.

GTC announces GTC Awards Day and AGM for members and invited guests not to be missed

Posted: 20/04/2017

The Guild of Television Cameramen (GTC) has announced the date and venue for its annual awards and AGM for 2017. The day is Sunday 14 May and will run from 09:00 to 22:00.
Sponsors of the day announced so far include Panasonic UK, Camera Corps and Presteigne Broadcast Hire, with support also pledged from ARRI, Aerial Vue, Portaprompt, SNG and Video Europe.

VDM, one of Frances longest-established audiovisual businesses, has collaborated with digital distribution specialist Under the Milky Way (UMW) to develop a cost-effective solution to the need to subtitle European films. The partnership was established in response to a European Commission call for tenders, Crowdsourcing Subtitling to Increase the Circulation of European Works.

Closing of the Holy Door captured by Centro Televisivo Vaticano in Sony 4K Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR)

Posted: 16/11/2016

Sony has announced today that it will once again work with the Centro Televisivo Vaticano (CTV Vatican Television Centre) and other technology partners to support the live worldwide production and broadcast in 4K HDR of the Ceremony of the Closing of the Holy Door by his Holiness Pope Francis. This will bring the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy opened on December 8th, 2015 to a close. Thanks to the use of these technologies coupled with the latest generation TV sets, Sony will bring stunning, fully immersive viewing experiences into homes worldwide engaging viewers at an emotional level never seen before.

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